Why Not Have A Talk With Mitrano

September 2, 2020

To the Reader’s Forum: Tom Reed, while you have refused to debate your opponent, Tracy Mitrano, you recently stated in this newspaper: “I’m always willing to see the other side of the equation, and you do that . . . by sitting, by talking and most importantly by listening.” I presume you adhere to your caucus tenets that state: Every week we are in Washington, you will find Problem Solvers, proud Democrats and Republicans, seated together around a table, debating, listening, and working together to help solve these issues. So, why not talk face-to-face with Tracy Mitrano ...

Our Kind Neighbors Have Shut Their Doors

August 28, 2020

To The Reader’s Forum: Oh Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command. So begins the national anthem of our kind neighbors to the north. A land we Americans are no longer welcome in. Canada is known all over the world for being open and friendly. Stand around looking confused in any Canadian city for a few seconds and someone will offer to help you. Walk into a bar, ask any question about hockey, and you will immediately have a boatload of friends. Canadians are like that. But in 2016 we started seeing apprehension from many Canadians about ...

Rep. Reed — Defend Our Postal System

August 27, 2020

To The Reader’s Forum: Louis DeJoy the current Postmaster general is sabotaging our postal service in your 23rd Congressional District of N.Y. His independent and rogue actions are negatively impacting our constitutional right for a Post Office (Article 1, Section 8). He is not qualified for the position of postmaster master and has conflicts of interest due to his current and past financial investments. As a resident of the 23rd Congressional District of N.Y., I am calling on Tom Reed to take swift and immediate action in the following ways: ¯ Investigate whether any of actions ...

How Can Present-Day Jobs Stimulate Imagination?

August 26, 2020

To The Reader’s Forum: When I take stock of present day events and reflect on how this is all going to pan out for the younger generation it seems dark for them. How can present-day jobs in hospitality, ride sharing and selling legalized pot stimulate imagination? However, after yesterday’s lift-off my thinking did a 180 and I found myself jealous of the millennial and Z generations. Here is why. President Kennedy’s Apollo Project transformed our economy in the 1960s just as President Trump’s Artemis Project will transform our economy in the 2020s and out. Rebuilding and ...

New York State Wants You To Vote Safely

August 25, 2020

To The Reader’s Forum: As I write, there are only two and a half months before the November 3 general election. Let me emphasize it is not too early to prepare to vote! If you live in Chautauqua County, N.Y., start with the Board of Elections (BOE) office in Mayville. With a computer or smartphone, visit the BOE website, make a call or send an email. The BOE is also listed in a phone book. First, make sure you’re a registered voter! Second, the BOE is allowing any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot because of the potential adverse impact of coronavirus, which is ...

Readers’ Forum

August 24, 2020

Ready Or Not, The Election Is Coming To The Reader’s Forum: Ready or not the election of 2020 is coming and it promises to be rough, tough and fascinating. Neither side agrees with the other about much of anything. Both are firmly convinced they’re in the right. Whenever that happens, where you have two very different ideologies, passions and rhetoric tend to flare. This is nothing new in American politics. In 1828, publications by John Quincy Adams supporters called Andrew Jackson “a cockfighter, drunkard, thief, liar and husband of a very fat wife.” In 1864, Democrat ...